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A few years ago, right around Thanksgiving time, a family of Russian folks came to our accordion museum. They had an accordion that needed repair. Jacob, the patriarch of the family, was 94 at the time and he wanted his old Hohner accordion to be repaired. As his...
Accordion Maestro Lou Jacklich (Cotati Honorary Director 2016 and past Cotati Festival performer) recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Lou is a highly respected and well-known West Coast electronic accordion pioneer, teacher and artist with nearly eight decades to...
It is with good fellows that the Fred and Beverly Dukes Memorial Concert Series kicks off its 2023-2024 season. On Sunday, the Bonhomie Duo — Richard Noel on digital accordion and Janice Hubbard on vocals and percussion — will perform at First Congregational Church....
September 14, 2023 Hello again everyone…. Every so often I have a profound conversation with a visitor to our accordion museum and shop that I think is worth sharing. I hope you will agree. An elderly gentleman came in a few weeks ago with his family, and as we moved...
Phoenix, AZ, USA – July 6, 2023 – The Happy Music Center is delighted to announce the presentation of the prestigious HAPPY MUSIC AMBASSADOR recognition award to Angelo Paul Ramunni, Director of The New England Accordion Connection & Museum Co. This esteemed...
48th International Accordion Prize “Città di Castelfidardo” for Soloists and Groups SEPTEMBER 13-17, 2023 The City Council of Castelfidardo, located in the Marche region of Italy, is collaborating with the Castelfidardo Pro Loco Tourist Association to organize the PIF...
The 85th anniversary celebrations of the American Accordionists' Association! (AAA) festival will be held at the Marriott Philadelphia West in Conshohocken, PA, from July 12th to 16th, 2023. The outstanding line-up of festival guest artists...
Accordion Stories from the Heart comprises stories Angelo Paul Ramunni has gathered over the course of an unexpected journey collecting used accordions. “They are precious stories,” Ramunni writes in the introduction, “because they are about the people who made them,...